Observatories

Observatories in South America (78)

There are 78 astronomical observatories in South America that feature telescopes used for astronomy research. Observatories may not be open to the public. Please contact them for any public viewing schedules, tours, and outreach programs.

1. Name
2. Location

1. Argentine Institute of Radio Astronomy
2. Argentina

1. Felix Aguilar Observatory
2. Argentina

1. La Plata Astronomical Observatory
2. Argentina

1. Leoncito Astronomical Complex
2. Argentina

1. OAC
2. Argentina

1. Pierre Auger Observatory
2. Argentina

1. Chacaltaya Observatory
2. Bolivia

1. Longa Vista Observatory
2. Brazil

1. Malakoff Tower
2. Brazil

1. National Observatory
2. Brazil

1. Pico dos Dias Observatory
2. Brazil

1. Valongo Observatory
2. Brazil

1. All Sky Automated Survey
2. Chile

1. ALMA Array
2. Chile

1. Altacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT)
2. Chile

1. APEX Telescope
2. Chile

1. ASTE Telescope
2. Chile

1. BEST II Telescope
2. Chile

1. BiSON
2. Chile

1. BlackGEM Telescopes
2. Chile

1. Blanco Telescope
2. Chile

1. BMT Telescope
2. Chile

1. CCAT Telescope (2020)
2. Chile

1. Cerro Armazones Observatory Complex
2. Chile

1. Cerro Pachon Observatory
2. Chile

1. CHASE Telescope
2. Chile

1. Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA)
2. Chile

1. CITO Complex
2. Chile

1. Deep Sky Chile
2. Chile

1. Du Pont Telescope
2. Chile

1. European Southern Observatory (ESO)
2. Chile

1. Extremely Large Telescope (2025)
2. Chile

1. Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (2021)
2. Chile

1. Gemini South Observatory
2. Chile

1. Giant Magellan Telescope (2029)
2. Chile

1. GONG Telescope
2. Chile

1. HAT-South
2. Chile

1. Hexapod Telescope
2. Chile

1. Huan Tran Telescope (HTT)
2. Chile

1. IRIS Telescope
2. Chile

1. La Silla Observatory Complex
2. Chile

1. Las Campanas Observatory
2. Chile

1. Llano de Chajnantor Complex
2. Chile

1. Magellan Telescopes
2. Chile

1. MASCARA Camera
2. Chile

1. Mearth Telescopes
2. Chile

1. MODEST Telescopes
2. Chile

1. MPG/ESO Telescope
2. Chile

1. NANTEN2 Observatory
2. Chile

1. New Technology Telescope (NTT)
2. Chile

1. Next-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS)
2. Chile

1. Paranal Observatory Complex
2. Chile

1. PROMPT Telescope
2. Chile

1. Rapid Eye Mount Telescope (REM)
2. Chile

1. RoBoTT Telescope
2. Chile

1. Rubin Observatory (2022)
2. Chile

1. SARA South Telescope
2. Chile

1. SMARTS Telescopes
2. Chile

1. SOAR Telescope
2. Chile

1. Swedish-ESO Submillimeter Telescope
2. Chile

1. Swiss Euler Telescope
2. Chile

1. Swope Telescope
2. Chile

1. TAO Observatory
2. Chile

1. TAROT-South
2. Chile

1. TRAPPIST Telescope
2. Chile

1. UCN 84 Telescope
2. Chile

1. Very Large Telescope
2. Chile

1. VISTA Survey Telescope
2. Chile

1. VLT Survey Telescopew
2. Chile

1. Warsaw Telescope
2. Chile

1. WHAM Telescope
2. Chile

1. National Astronomical Observatory
2. Columbia

1. National Observatory
2. Columbia

1. Quito Astronomical Observatory
2. Ecuador

1. Jicamarca Radio Observatory
2. Peru

1. Montevideo National Observatory
2. Uruguay

1. Cagigal Observatory
2. Venezuela

1. Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory
2. Venezuela